Police Reacts to Viral Video of Police Officer Driven away by Unknown Driver

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The Lagos State Police Command has condemned the action of a driver driving off with a female police officer.

The officer was seen in the viral video begging for help as she struggled with the driver to stop the moving car as he drove her off to an unknown destination.

The video has generated reactions online as Nigerians wondered how the police operative got into the car. They also queried the motive of the driver.

The female police officer in the viral was heard begging the driver to let her out of the car.

She said, “Help me, dem dey carry me go where I no know ooo !”

Spokesman of the Lagos State Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, while reacting to the viral video, said that irrespective of the unprofessional conduct of the officer, kidnapping an officer on duty is felony.

According to Hundeyin, an investigation has begun into the incident, adding that the driver is a suspect.

Hundeyin in a post on Twitter wrote, “Irrespective, I repeat, irrespective of whatever the police officer must have done (un)professionally, kidnapping anyone, especially a law enforcement officer on duty, is a felony.

“This man is already a suspect. An investigation has commenced.”

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